Its a great thing to have an automatic caravan satellite system on your caravan but (always a but)the problem with a caravan is that most of the manufacturers don't make the roof strong enough to support the weight of a big dish.

Caravan satelite systems come in two types, the dish and the dome.

The dish satellite system is what most people think of when they think about a satellite system. The dish systems start at around 50cm in size and go upto 100cm in size.

The general rule of thumb is that the further from the UK you go the bigger the dish you will need to receive English television channels like BBC and ITV. This is because the Astra Satellite (the one for SKY and FREESAT), has the best coverage in the UK. The problem with this is that if you intend to use your caravan outside of the UK, you will need a medium to large size dish. You may say "Well!".

You must remember that the bigger the dish the more weight you are putting on your roof and not to forget the stress caused by the dish being blown about in the wind.

With the above information taken into account we will have a look at the systems that should be ok. This is by no means a guarentee.

Ok we took a look around and this is when we found. We have rated the best 3.

Oyster Samy 65 dish WEIGHT : 17Kg's SIZE      : 65Cm-90Cm More information on the Oyster Samy
Oyster Caro Square 50x50 cm Flat Dish Weight   : 14Kgs Size       : 50x50 Cm Square Folded    :13cm  More information on Oytser Caro
Oyster Cosmo 60cm Double Reflector Dish Weight  : 12Kgs Size      : 60Cm Folded   : 27Cm  More information on Oyster Cosmo
Autosat 2S 85cm Satellite Dish WEIGHT :  19kg's SIZE       : 85cm  More information on the Autosat 2S Satellite Dish
ALDEN SSC ONELIGHT - 65CM WEIGHT : 6.7Kg's SIZE      :65cm  More Information on the Alden Onelight

We have not mentioned what satellites the dishes cover as they all seen to cover the usual ones. Astra 2, Eurobird, Astra 1, Hotbird, Atlantic Bird and Hispasat.

We have spoken to  several caravan satellite system owners about the units and it seems as if the Alden system is prefered when given the choice of the above 3.

Other satellite systems are avaliable and we have seen a lot. This is our opinion only. We do not have any preference to any make of system.